Highest Recent Ratings

Albums to watch

Take Me To The Alley

Gregory Porter

Take Me To The Alley

Fourth studio album of soulful jazz, followup to 2014's Grammy winning Liquid Spirit

ADM rating[?]

7.6

Label
Decca
UK Release date
06/05/2016
US Release date
06/05/2016
Listen on Spotify
Related Links
Last.fm Myspace Wikipedia
Share
Share |

  1. 10.0 |   Evening Standard

    Refreshes Porter’s popular formula of strength and heart, authority and vulnerability
    Read Review

  2. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    He reminds us that strong music isn’t fashion, bound by its moment, but a feeling available to anyone
    Read Review

  3. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Don’t be fooled: he’s the real deal
    Read Review

  4. 8.0 |   Gig Soup

    This soulful release is riddled with trumpet solos and profound musings of life as a young man growing up in today’s world
    Read Review

  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Fan The Flames and French African Queen end the CD with real vigour. Confirmed fans will lap it up. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   The FT

    This self-penned set consolidates the approach with added trumpet and more attention to detail
    Read Review

  7. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Less like music made for a mass market than that of a man who happened to have found one while following his own path
    Read Review

  8. 7.0 |   All Music

    His voice, already a standard of excellence by which others are judged, is matched by a truth-laid-bare songwriting style that is singular and second to none
    Read Review

  9. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    It’s more of a slow burn and a slight step backward from Liquid Spirit’s dynamic nature. The results are nice, but with too few standouts, Alley breezes by
    Read Review

  10. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Taken as a complete unit, the album has pleasant Sunday afternoon listening written all over it
    Read Review

  11. Back to main chart

blog comments powered by Disqus
buy it at amazon download it from itunes

Watch it

Roll over video for more options

Hear it

Preview & download it

Gregory Porter: Take Me To The Alley

  • Download full album for just £9.49
  • 1. Holding On £0.99
  • 2. Don’t Lose Your Steam £0.99
  • 3. Take Me To The Alley £0.99
  • 4. Day Dream £0.99
  • 5. Consequence Of Love £0.99
  • 6. In Fashion £0.99
  • 7. More Than A Woman £0.99
  • 8. In Heaven £0.99
  • 9. Insanity £0.99
  • 10. Don't Be A Fool £0.99
  • 11. Fan The Flames £0.99
  • 12. French African Queen £0.99
  • Service provided by 7Digital

Latest Reviews

Bdrmm  Microtonic

The quartet’s increasingly electronica-based textures convey a sense of tension and unease on their third album The Guardian

Ichiko Aoba  Luminescent Creatures

The cult Japanese singer-songwriter’s new album, inspired by the Ryukyu islands, is like a powerfully soothing sound bath The Guardian

Darkside  Nothing

Guided by the idea of wiping the slate clean, Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington’s third album is a raw, surprisingly funky, desperately hopeful response to the chaos of the 2020s Pitchfork

More reviews

All-time top 10

Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.

  1. 9.3

    Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly

  2. 9.2

    Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters

  3. 9.1

    Kendrick Lamar Damn.

  4. 9.1

    D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah

  5. 9.0

    Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen

  6. 9.0

    Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure

  7. 8.9

    Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways

  8. 8.9

    Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree

  9. 8.9

    Frank Ocean Channel Orange

  10. 8.9

    Dave We’re All Alone In This Together

See full list